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Recommended Elemental Abundances of the Proto-Sun (Solar System Abundances)

ElementA(El)0N(El)0ElementA(El)0N(El)0ElementA(El)0N(El)0
H...≡122.431 × 1010Ge...3.70 ± 0.05120.6Sm...1.02 ± 0.040.2542
He...10.984 ± 0.022.343 × 109As...2.40 ± 0.056.089Sm*...1.02 ± 0.040.2554
Li...3.35 ± 0.0655.47Se...3.43 ± 0.0465.79Eu...0.60 ± 0.040.09513
Be...1.48 ± 0.080.7374Br...2.67 ± 0.0911.32Gd...1.13 ± 0.020.3321
B...2.85 ± 0.0417.32Kr...3.36 ± 0.0855.15Tb...0.38 ± 0.030.05907
C...8.46 ± 0.047.079 × 106Rb...2.43 ± 0.066.572Dy...1.21 ± 0.040.3862
N...7.90 ± 0.111.950 × 106Rb*...2.44 ± 0.066.694Ho...0.56 ± 0.020.08986
O...8.76 ± 0.051.413 × 107Sr...2.99 ± 0.0423.64Er...1.02 ± 0.030.2554
F...4.53 ± 0.06841.1Sr*...2.99 ± 0.0423.52Tm...0.18 ± 0.060.03700
Ne...7.95 ± 0.102.148 × 106Y...2.28 ± 0.034.608Yb...1.01 ± 0.030.2484
Na...6.37 ± 0.035.751 × 104Zr...2.67 ± 0.0311.33Lu...0.16 ± 0.060.03572
Mg...7.62 ± 0.021.020 × 106Nb...1.49 ± 0.030.7554Lu*...0.17 ± 0.060.03580
Al...6.54 ± 0.028.410 × 104Mo...2.03 ± 0.042.601Hf...0.84 ± 0.040.1699
Si...7.61 ± 0.02≡1.00 × 106Ru...1.89 ± 0.081.900Hf*...0.84 ± 0.040.1698
P...5.54 ± 0.048373Rh...1.18 ± 0.030.3708Ta...-0.06 ± 0.030.02099
S...7.26 ± 0.044.449 × 105Pd...1.77 ± 0.031.435W...0.72 ± 0.030.1277
Cl...5.33 ± 0.065237Ag...1.30 ± 0.060.4913Re...0.33 ± 0.040.05254
Ar...6.62 ± 0.081.025 × 105Cd...1.81 ± 0.031.584Re*...0.36 ± 0.040.05509
K...5.18 ± 0.053692In...0.87 ± 0.030.1810Os...1.44 ± 0.030.6738
K*...5.18 ± 0.053697Sn...2.19 ± 0.043.733Os*...1.44 ± 0.030.6713
Ca...6.41 ± 0.036.287 × 104Sb...1.14 ± 0.070.3292Ir...1.42 ± 0.030.6448
Sc...3.15 ± 0.0434.20Te...2.30 ± 0.044.815Pt...1.75 ± 0.031.357
Ti...5.00 ± 0.032422I...1.61 ± 0.120.9975Au...0.91 ± 0.060.1955
V...4.07 ± 0.03288.4Xe...2.35 ± 0.025.391Hg...1.23 ± 0.180.4128
Cr...5.72 ± 0.051.286 × 104Cs...1.18 ± 0.030.3671Tl...0.88 ± 0.040.1845
Mn...5.58 ± 0.039168Ba...2.25 ± 0.034.351Pb...2.13 ± 0.043.258
Fe...7.54 ± 0.038.380 × 105La...1.25 ± 0.060.4405Pb*...2.12 ± 0.043.234
Co...4.98 ± 0.032323Ce...1.68 ± 0.021.169Bi...0.76 ± 0.030.1388
Ni...6.29 ± 0.034.780 × 104Pr...0.85 ± 0.030.1737Th...0.16 ± 0.040.03512
Cu...4.34 ± 0.06527.0Nd...1.54 ± 0.030.8355Th*...0.26 ± 0.040.04399
Zn...4.70 ± 0.041226Nd*...1.54 ± 0.030.8343U...-0.42 ± 0.049.306 × 10-3
Ga...3.17 ± 0.0635.97


U*...+0.01 ± 0.0424.631 × 10-3

Note.—Values for elements marked with an asterisk are abundances 4.55 × 109 yr ago. Mass fractions for proto-Sun: X0 = 0.7110, Y0 = 0.2741, Z0 = 0.0149, and X0/Z0 = 0.0210. The astronomical log scale and the cosmochemical abundance scale by number are coupled by A(El)0 = log[N(El)] + 1.614.